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LOT 0016

Egyptian Rock Crystal Heart Amulet

6TH CENTURY B.C.

7/8 in. (1.54 grams, 21 mm).

Carved with lateral triangular lugs and ribbed bale, gold wire suspension loop.

Provenance

Private collection.
Acquired in 2009.
Private collection, Europe.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. I, nos.7a-p, for type; Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006, p.128, no. 2.34a, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0016

Egyptian Rock Crystal Heart Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640

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